Britain had talent: a history of variety theatre
In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyzes its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse specialty acts, this vibrant book draws on a...
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Basingstoke
Palgrave MacMillan
2012
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| Summary: | In the first major academic work to examine British variety theatre, Double provides a detailed history of this art form and analyzes its performance dynamics and techniques. Encompassing singers, comedians, dancers, magicians, ventriloquists and diverse specialty acts, this vibrant book draws on a series of new interviews with variety veterans |
| Physical Description: | X, 278 p. |
| ISBN: | 9780230284593 9780230284609 0230284604 |
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A History of Variety Theatre
OLIVER DOUBLE
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Contents
List of Illustrations viii
Acknowledgements ix
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Introduction 1
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Part One History of Variety Performance
1 Britain s Got Talent 7
I 2 The Variety Bill 11
3 Music Hall Becomes Variety, 1890-1927 37
4 The Golden Age of Variety, 1928-52 51
I 5 Variety Falls Apart, 1953-65 69
Part Two Performance Dynamics
6 Personality 95
I 7 Participation 126
8 Skill 158
9 Novelty 178
Part Three Variety Performance Today
10 Variety Now 199
Notes 218
Bibliography 253
Index 271
VII
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